Author Topic: Tent pics... (Read 217108 times)

BrianI · « **Reply #475 on:** 14 March, 2015, 03:10:39 pm »

Test erection of my Wild Country Trisar 2, which arrived today from Field and Trek

Canardly · « **Reply #476 on:** 14 March, 2015, 04:02:22 pm »

That looks rather splendid.

clarion · « **Reply #477 on:** 14 March, 2015, 04:25:18 pm »

Pretty spacious, if you can fit an elephant and two of his friends in there!

mcshroom · « **Reply #478 on:** 14 March, 2015, 07:19:15 pm »

From Tuesday morning at Pencelli Castle Campsite

The tent is a Coleman Cobra 2, which is surprisingly spacious, and similar to the Vango Banshee. I like it, but an annoying aspect of the tent is that, though there's two porches for storing luggage on either side of the inner tent, only one has a door in the flysheet

mrcharly-YHT · « **Reply #479 on:** 16 March, 2015, 03:45:27 pm »

Do you get to the other one from the inside? Looks like it from online photos.

A lot of tent for the money. I suspect the sleeves for the poles will wear but they also look repairable.

mcshroom · « **Reply #480 on:** 16 March, 2015, 07:58:13 pm »

You do, the and there's a full door to it so the access isn't bad. For one person it's a brilliant tent for the money. It pitches all in one, seems pretty stable even in moderate winds (I haven't had a really windy night in it yet), and all the bits seem well made. At 2.1kg it's not as light as many, but light enough not to worry too much considering how much other stuff I carry normally on tour.

The poles are external, and colour coded and there's no fraying of the sleeves yet. As they are outside of the flysheet though, I agree they should be pretty easy to fix if needed.

The advantage I would see in having a second zipped door on the other side is if you have two people in the tent. As the doors are on the side, anyone on the non-door side would have to clamber over the other occupant to get in and out.

As I understand it the 3 person version of the tent has a door on either side.

Jon P · « **Reply #481 on:** 17 March, 2015, 08:22:47 pm »

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... but an annoying aspect of the tent is that, though there's two porches for storing luggage on either side of the inner tent, only one has a door in the flysheet

Not beyond the bounds of possibility to get handy seamstress to fit you another, though ...

Mad cyclist · « **Reply #482 on:** 19 March, 2015, 03:41:05 pm »

Vango Banshee 200 2014

Butterfly · « **Reply #483 on:** 22 March, 2015, 08:41:38 pm »

We've had 2 tents up in the garden today. First the High Point Tasman, which is handy as a 2 bedroom tent that you can carry by bike without a trailer:

20150322_144107 by misssherriff, on Flickr

Nye was very excited and jumped up and down!

20150322_144209 by misssherriff, on Flickr

Then the Vango Equinox 600 which is somewhat bigger and therefore surplus to requirements:

20150322_160718 by misssherriff, on Flickr

mr ben · « **Reply #484 on:** 04 June, 2015, 08:28:51 pm »

Ooooh, can't beat a bit of tent porn. This is my Terra Nova/Wild Country Aspect 1, I bloody love it. Great for a shortarse, I can just sit up inside.

In Strathyre

Bettyhill

tonyh · « **Reply #485 on:** 05 June, 2015, 10:16:55 am »

Indeed excellent tent porn. Fine locations!

andrew_s · « **Reply #486 on:** 14 June, 2015, 12:35:43 am »

Borve campsite, on Barra

The wind was up to around 50mph overnight. (no midges)

by the side of Loch Sunart, about 2 miles SW of Salen

Unfortunately, too midge infested to enjoy the view properly

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Oban, also with midges

The chair (Alite Mayfly) is very good - usefully smaller and lighter than the Helinox, and low enough and sufficiently groundsheet friendly that it also works well inside the tent (on an empty Ortleib)

Dave_C · « **Reply #487 on:** 14 June, 2015, 12:27:09 pm »

We bought a new family tent after our older Wynnster tore in the wind last week. Its a large family Outwell Whitecove 6 from Charles Direct, as they were the cheapest we could find.

Batman action child not included... Actually if you want him he is yours! Though no help at pitching the new tent.

clarion · « **Reply #488 on:** 30 June, 2015, 12:57:45 pm »

I went to fetch the big tarp to go have a play in the garden, then spotted the little Octane 1, which needed a pitch and an air. Very satisfying to get it up. Pic taken will follow, but it is such fun to erect a simple tent and create a peaceful space.

nikki · « **Reply #489 on:** 30 June, 2015, 01:00:59 pm »

Quote from: clarion on 30 June, 2015, 12:57:45 pm

such fun to erect a simple tent and create a peaceful space.

We should totally do a den-building weekend sometime

clarion · « **Reply #490 on:** 01 July, 2015, 01:18:06 pm »

I've been playing tarps. On iteration #6 right now, with an eye on #7.

Polar Bear · « **Reply #491 on:** 01 July, 2015, 03:06:56 pm »

Quote from: nikki on 30 June, 2015, 01:00:59 pm

Quote from: clarion on 30 June, 2015, 12:57:45 pm
such fun to erect a simple tent and create a peaceful space.

We should totally do a den-building weekend sometime

Sounds like an excellent idea.

Vince · « **Reply #492 on:** 02 July, 2015, 01:37:32 pm »

Quote from: Polar Bear on 01 July, 2015, 03:06:56 pm

Quote from: nikki on 30 June, 2015, 01:00:59 pm
Quote from: clarion on 30 June, 2015, 12:57:45 pm
such fun to erect a simple tent and create a peaceful space.

We should totally do a den-building weekend sometime

Sounds like an excellent idea.

One of the frustrations of working with Scouts is that they get to do all this good shit, whilst we look on from the sidelines. I'd be up for it, should I be in the right country at the right time.

drossall · « **Reply #493 on:** 02 July, 2015, 11:58:08 pm »

Go on a leader training weekend. The good ones let you try it. Or our District and County occasionally give us a go. There's a leaders' gliding weekend coming up. (But I'll be elsewhere.)

And I did get a go when I was a Scout

BrianI · « **Reply #494 on:** 16 July, 2015, 06:21:40 pm »

My Wild Country Trisar 2, pitched at Comrie Croft for a wee overnighter last night!

Thought I'd give the tent a wee try out before the weekend, as I'm meeting up with a college chum (who is a bit of an ex navy / mountain man / park rangery type dude) for a spot of wild camping near his abode in Killin.

I've been bitten by the camping bug, and seeing as I've still got next week off on annual leave, I think I may head down to this rather nice sounding camp site:

http://www.ruberslaw.co.uk/

Not quite got enough camping-fu to go solo wild camping yet!

-- Edited to add thats 2 nights booked at the ruberslaw campsite next week, at their rather nicely named "Castle View Small Tent Pitch" which is one of the woodland pitches!

BrianI · « **Reply #495 on:** 19 July, 2015, 09:56:29 pm »

Out for a "wild camp" at $SecretLocation with my mountain man college chum.

Shown below is a pair of lesser spotted Wild Country Trisar 2 tents.

The specimen with the purple plumage is my mountain man chums 1992 era Wild Country Trisar 2, while mine with the green plumage is the 2015 era!

A bit of a difference in headroom and profile comparing the old to the new!

Still, my mountain man chum has had his up in the mountains in the snow, and it's held up well. So i think mine will be more than adequate for my low level camping!

αdαmsκι · « **Reply #496 on:** 14 August, 2016, 05:22:32 am »

Here's our tent (and tarp of shame) in amongst some redwoods in California

Palinurus · « **Reply #497 on:** 14 August, 2016, 04:46:13 pm »

From last week's mini-tour of Essex (this is a campsite behind a pub on the Dengie peninsula). The tent is a cheapish one I bought while walking and camping in Wales when I broke two poles of my old Wild Country tent.

Oscar's dad · « **Reply #498 on:** 14 August, 2016, 05:07:55 pm »

Which pub?

Palinurus · « **Reply #499 on:** 14 August, 2016, 09:20:49 pm »

Quote from: Oscar's dad on 14 August, 2016, 05:07:55 pm

Which pub?

It was called The Huntsman and Hounds. Rode past, saw a sign that said camping and since I'd had enough for the day stayed there.

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Mad cyclist